Question

Mr. Rankin purchased a box of

copy paper for his office. The
box is 18 inches long, 12 inches
wide, and 10 inches tall. The box
is completely filled with
packages of tightly packed
paper. Each package measures
12 inches by 9 inches by 2
inches. How many packages are
in the box?

Answer 1

10 packages

Explanation:

When Mr. Rankin opens the box and looks straight down on it, he could see two packages. The 12x9 paper package can fit two, side by side in the 18X12 box.

Then there also can fit a stack 5 packages tall. Each bundle is 2 inches tall and the box is 10 inches tall.

Two stacks, 5 deep is 10 packages. see image.